About

It’s highly likely that you are visiting because of one of the following reasons:
- on the lookout for a place to do really great work,
- in search of an agency to help grow your business or protect your good name,
- a competitor, wondering what we’re up to,
- or maybe the mom of one of our staff.
Whatever brings you to this page, we would love to answer your questions in person. Until then, here’s some of what you’ll want to know. . .
We recently announced plans to grow our business through one of the largest-ever mergers in the public relations industry, combining operations with Pleon, Europe’s largest strategic communications consultancy. As a result, we’ve strengthened our position as one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse public relations agencies and Europe’s leading public relations agency, with more than 45 offices and affiliates in over 25 countries across the Continent.
We work for global clients, UK clients and very local clients. We’re seasoned communicators with backgrounds in journalism, marketing, science, the arts and prison (long story) among many other pertinent areas. We also have some of the best accountants, HR people, IT specialists and caterers helping us around the clock.
Most of our clients are leaders in their fields – healthcare, cosmetics, domestic goods, civil society, technology, food and beverage, professional services, and entertainment. The few that are not are striving to be, and we’re doing our best to help them get to the top.
Have a question for us? Send it to greatpeople@ketchum.com, and we’ll answer as best as we can.

When did stupid become cool?

President Obama's speech at Rutgers University was inspired. For so long now I have been perplexed that in political life stupid has become cool. Being an expert is considered being 'the elite'. Facts have become whatever the last person on Facebook or Twitter told you.

Obama is absolutely right, "In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue."

So as we go through our day-to-day lives, it is up to all of us to call BS on our friends, family, and colleagues. As we make big life, business, and political decisions, we must educate ourselves and make an informed choice.

In politics it is more extreme than anywhere else. As there are only five weeks until the EU referendum, use that time wisely. Listen to the experts on the potentially disastrous economic impact of leaving the EU. Weigh up the risks against the benefits. If we all do this then 'stupid' will lose, and we will choose to remain in the EU whilst fighting for the democratic change that needs to happen within those institutions.